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No Appointment Necessary

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by Michael Schumacher - HMDG

27 episodes
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<p>This is the podcast clinic owners listen to when they’re done with gurus, funnels, blueprints, and templates pretending to be strategy. No hacks. No 'proven' 10X systems.</p><p><br></p><p>This comes from HMDG. We have worked with more than 1,000 MSK clinics. We see the accounts, the utilisation rates, the failed ideas, the profitable ideas, and the reality behind the noise. We do not deal in theory. We deal in numbers. Most of the industry advice collapses the moment it hits real-world finances.</p><p><br></p><p>You get the truth about how clinics actually grow. Why some print money while others burn out. What patient numbers mean once you stop pretending templates can fix capacity problems or that “mindset” builds a business. The idea that a clinic becomes successful because someone journalled harder is fantasy. We talk to people who have actually achieved something. Multi-site owners. True specialists. People with real P&amp;Ls, not testimonial slides about a “life-changing £30k month”.</p><p><br></p><p>We break down marketing, pricing, staffing, finance, AI, and operations without pretending there is a magic blueprint that saves everyone. There isn’t. The only thing that works is understanding the fundamentals and executing them properly.</p><p><br></p><p>If you want comforting stories, find a guru. If you want the unfiltered reality of running a clinic, you’re in the right place.</p>

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May 15, 2026

HMDG: The Untold Story | Healthcare Businesses and The Female Touch

Overview Most people see the success story of a business. Very few see what it actually costs to build one. In this episode, Michael sits down with HMDG co-founder and his fiancée, Hannah, to talk honestly about what building HMDG actually looked like behind the scenes. Not the polished LinkedIn version. The real version. From having almost no money and wondering how they were going to pay bills, through to building and selling one of the best-known healthcare marketing businesses in the UK, ...

Episode thumbnail for The Revenue Leakage Most Clinics Never Track - With Jared at Coherent Healthcare

April 20, 2026

The Revenue Leakage Most Clinics Never Track - With Jared at Coherent Healthcare

Overview Part honest conversation, part industry insight, this episode explores one of the most misunderstood topics in healthcare: sales. Most clinics think they have a marketing problem. In reality, many have a follow-up problem. Enquiries come in through forms, phone calls, WhatsApp, social media, and email, but too often nobody really knows what happens next. Patients drift away, systems miss them, and clinics lose revenue without ever spotting where the leakage is happening. In this epis...

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March 6, 2026

Clinic Benchmarking Live with Flex Physio

Overview Part industry analysis, part honest conversation, and a clear reality check for clinic owners who want to know where they actually stand. Most clinics don’t know what the average physio appointment costs in their region. They don’t know what a good rebooking rate looks like. They don’t know whether their marketing spend, utilisation, or team structure is healthy compared to the rest of the industry. In this episode, Michael sits down with Alex Kyriacou, co-owner of Flex Physiotherapy...

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<p>This is the podcast clinic owners listen to when they’re done with gurus, funnels, blueprints, and templates pretending to be strategy. No hacks. No 'proven' 10X systems.</p><p><br></p><p>This comes from HMDG. We have worked with more than 1,000 MSK clinics. We see the accounts, the utilisation rates, the failed ideas, the profitable ideas, and the reality behind the noise. We do not deal in theory. We deal in numbers. Most of the industry advice collapses the moment it hits real-world finances.</p><p><br></p><p>You get the truth about how clinics actually grow. Why some print money while others burn out. What patient numbers mean once you stop pretending templates can fix capacity problems or that “mindset” builds a business. The idea that a clinic becomes successful because someone journalled harder is fantasy. We talk to people who have actually achieved something. Multi-site owners. True specialists. People with real P&amp;Ls, not testimonial slides about a “life-changing £30k month”.</p><p><br></p><p>We break down marketing, pricing, staffing, finance, AI, and operations without pretending there is a magic blueprint that saves everyone. There isn’t. The only thing that works is understanding the fundamentals and executing them properly.</p><p><br></p><p>If you want comforting stories, find a guru. If you want the unfiltered reality of running a clinic, you’re in the right place.</p>
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